新概念英语3--（一天学一篇）---课2

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17. Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another,
8 s) o. i& j, }8 j) g2 I( L3 P        我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金。
18. but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.
        但始终未能筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。
4 F$ F! O1 |# q% M) |5 @: A19. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.
+ h% b7 \; E% i& o) r        教堂的钟很大，以前不分昼夜打点报时，但很多年前遭到毁坏，从此便无声无息了。
* P( w" T* O8 F) X; \+ h20. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours!
        一天夜里，我们的牧师突然被惊醒了，大钟又在“打点”报时了！
21. Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped.
        他一看表，才1点钟，可是那钟一边敲了13下才停。
- E! j% ~" [, D7 K! x; Q22. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on.
, M, n$ J% G1 e* [        牧师拿着一支电筒走上钟楼想去看看究竟发生了什么事情。
( R! O9 w8 N. r: c. ~23. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.
( n0 V) u" R# ]& ]; i4 Y  j% N        借着电筒光。他看见一个人，马上认出那是本地杂货店主经比尔.威尔金斯。
6 `/ p# d, Z0 a" d" o5 C1 q# }24. 'Whatever are you doing up here Bill?' asked the vicar in surprise.
% o3 ?+ \3 }# ]6 C; j        “你究竟在这上面干什么，比尔?”牧师惊讶地问。
25. 'I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.
# H6 W4 x& Z% _: T! e* V! U        “我想把这口钟修好，”比尔回答说。
* Q7 _- N& L3 T/ ^8 r4 ?4 P26. I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now.
7 F( y# B, Z" n        “好几个星期了，我天天夜里到钟楼上来。
  n! q9 M8 l1 n. E+ s+ E27. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.
1 b% l% C3 i) L  H$ t/ [        嗯，我是想让你大吃一惊。”
) f2 {" D8 |1 q) L# W* e28. 'You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar.
        “你确实使我大吃了一惊！”牧师说，
29. You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well.
        “也许同时你把村里所有的人都吵醒了。
: Y7 a3 S) a( q; W6 T30. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.
, F0 A2 S! j" q5 t6 ?. }        不过，钟又能报时了，我还是很高兴的。”
31. That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill.
        “问题就在这里，牧师，”比尔回答说。
32. It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.
        “不错，钟能报时了，但是，恐怕每到1点钟，它总要敲13下，对此我已无能为力了。”
33. We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar.
        “大家慢慢就习惯了，比尔，”牧师说。
34. Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing.
# f# `+ t# l6 h9 l  m        “13下是不如1下好，但总比1下也不敲强。
" ~' \" ^' ]9 Y" ^  Y35. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.
  o) u4 k* [& {4 m4 B7 x% G8 K        来，咱们下楼去喝杯茶吧。”